A non-healing ulcerated fingertip following injury

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-229

  Leight, Adam ^a   Usatine, Richard P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; EXCISION; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER TIP INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; NAIL DISEASES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644891311     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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